Effects of experimentally elevated traffic noise on nestling white-crowned sparrow stress physiology, immune function and life history

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2055-2062

  Crino, Ondi L ^a   Johnson, Erin E ^a   Blickley, Jessica L ^b   Patricelli, Gail L ^b   Breuner, Creagh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Nestling; Stress physiology; Traffic noise

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NESTING; NESTLING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPARROW; STRESS PHYSIOLOGY; TRAFFIC NOISE;

DEVELOPMENT; NESTLING; STRESS PHYSIOLOGY; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; SPARROWS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876248388     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.081109     Document Type: Article

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